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- Earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices. Couple that with the proven benefits of upgrades in ratings from brokerage firms and you have a strategy that delivered a +23.3 return in 2006. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are EMCOR Group Inc. (NYSE:EME), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), CA, Inc. (NYSE:CA), Church & Dwight Co.

Inc. (NYSE:CHD),. View the entire list of stocks for the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track at at.zacks.com/?id=1844.

Here are details on four companies currently identified by the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track:

EMCOR Group Inc. (NYSE:EME) reported first-quarter results on April 24. Year-over-year net profits improved to $29.3 million from $12 million. EME satisfies this screen's parameters with a Zacks #2 Rank and a historical EPS growth rate of 34.72% over the past five years. EME reaffirmed its fiscal 2008 guidance and expects to generate revenues in the range of $6.3 billion to $6.5 billion. EMCOR Group Inc. is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and end-to-end facilities services.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) qualifies for this profit track with historical EPS growth of 29.12% over the past five years and a recent EPS surprise of 21.15%. The screen calls for five-year historical EPS growth greater than 17% and an EPS surprise of greater than 10% in its most recent quarter. Disney's fourth quarter EPS amounted to 44 cents, compared to 36 cents a year earlier, while EPS for the fiscal 2007 was $2.25, compared to $1.64. In early April, Disney's Interactive studios announced that it has agreed to buy Gamestar, a Chinese game developer.

CA, Inc. (NYSE:CA) is a worldwide provider of IT management software. CA had a good 2007 fiscal year, reporting year-over-year profits that increased to $163 million from $50 million. Meanwhile, fourth-quarter revenues increased 9.8% from last year. Moreover, this Zacks #2 Rank delivered an EPS surprise of 44% in its most recent quarter and has five-year historical EPS growth of 26.21%. CA recently announced that, effective April 28, it will move its stock exchange listing to the Nasdaq Global Select Market from the New York Stock Exchange.

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE:CHD) is the leading U.S. producer of sodium bicarbonate, popularly known as baking soda. This Zacks #2 Rank company earned its place on this profit track with five-year historical EPS growth of 17.75% and an EPS surprise of 15.22%. In fiscal 2007, CHD reported strong financials, including fourth quarter revenues that increased to $579.7 million year-over-year from $526.1 million. Meanwhile, revenues for the year advanced to $2.2 billion from $1.9 billion. In early April, CHD announced that it will acquire the Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc. business for $380 million in cash from Coty Inc.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track at: at.zacks.com/?id=1869.

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